Okay, so the other day I was just chilling, you know, browsing the internet like you do, and this question popped into my head: “Did Austin McBroom ever play in the NBA?” Like, I vaguely remembered him being some kind of basketball player, but I couldn’t for the life of me remember if he actually made it to the big leagues.
So, first thing I did, naturally, was hit up Google. I typed in “Austin McBroom NBA” and boom, a bunch of stuff came up. I started clicking through some of the articles and websites that showed up. I saw a bunch of stuff about his college basketball career at Eastern Washington and Saint Louis, but nothing solid about the NBA.
Digging Deeper
I figured maybe I wasn’t using the right search terms, so I tried a few variations. “Austin McBroom NBA draft,” “Austin McBroom NBA career,” that sort of thing. Still nada. Lots of college highlights, some stuff about his YouTube career and the whole ACE Family drama, but no NBA. It was starting to look like a dead end.
YouTube rabbit hole
I was about to give up, but then I saw a YouTube video in the search results with a clickbaity title like “Austin McBroom’s Secret Basketball Career REVEALED!” I usually avoid those like the plague, but I was desperate, so I clicked. The video basically recapped his college career and then speculated about why he never made it to the NBA, blaming it on his height and maybe not being quite good enough. Shocker.
Checking NBA databases
At this point, I was pretty sure the answer was no, but I wanted to be absolutely certain. I knew there are a bunch of official NBA websites and databases where you can look up player stats and histories. So, I went to one of those (I can’t remember which one specifically, there are a bunch). I searched for “Austin McBroom” and… nothing. No results. This pretty much confirmed it.
Final Verdict
- Started with a simple question.
- Googled different variations of the search term.
- Fell into a YouTube clickbait trap (almost useless).
- Checked official NBA databases.
So, after all that digging, the answer is pretty clear: Austin McBroom did NOT play in the NBA. He had a decent college career, but never made it to the professional level. Mystery solved! Now, back to watching cat videos.
